15844. Adulteration of brazil nuts.   U. S. v. 11 Bags   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
28594.    Sample No. 61195-K.)
LIBEL FILED:   December 21, 1949, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about December 12, 1949, by Wm. A. Higgins & Co.,
from New York, N. Y. 
PRODUCT:   11   100-pound bags of brazil nuts at St. Louis, Mo.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of 
moldy and rancid nuts.
DISPOSITION: January 25, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and 
destruction.